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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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